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EU Strategy for Gender Equality Post-2015

Summary

The European Parliament calls for a new, robust EU strategy to advance gender equality, focusing on ending violence against women, closing pay gaps, and increasing female representation in leadership.
10 09.06.2015
Other
woman
economy
justice
civil law
labour law
human rights
social policy
equal treatment
administrative reform
employment and working conditions

Key points

  • The resolution calls for a new, dedicated EU strategy to replace the previous one and address modern gender challenges.
  • A major focus is placed on combating violence against women through binding legal frameworks and better support for victims.
  • The document advocates for closing the gender pay gap and addressing the significant pension gap that affects women in old age.
  • Improving work-life balance is highlighted as a necessity, specifically through affordable childcare and better parental leave for both parents.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the EU Strategy for equality between women and men post 2015 The EU Strategy for equality between women and men post 2015
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